Lees is in his first season as recruiting coordinator and infield coach at Wichita State after joining the Shockers on May 29, 2025. The veteran coach brings more than two decades of experience at the Division I level to Wichita, including time on staff at Oregon State, Oklahoma State and Washington State.
Lees comes to Wichita State after two seasons as head coach at Stillwater High School, plus stints as manager of the Cape Cod League's Chatham Anglers and the USA Baseball Athlete Development Program.
At the collegiate level, Lees most recently served as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Oklahoma State, returning to Stillwater for the 2020 and 2021 seasons. It marked his second time on staff with the Cowboys, where Lees previously worked as assistant coach from 2013-2015. Lees helped Oklahoma State land consecutive recruiting classes ranked in the top five nationally (2013 and 2014) that ultimately produced three regional appearances and the program's first Big 12 regular season championship. In his second stretch with Oklahoma State, Lees added two more top-20 recruiting classes, including the #8-ranked class in 2021.
Before returning to Stillwater, Lees spent four seasons as head coach at Washington State, where he led the Cougars from 2016-2019 prior to
Brian Green's arrival. Over the course of his tenure in Pullman, 13 Cougars were drafted by MLB organizations.
Lees is perhaps best known for his time at Oregon State, where he served as an assistant coach from 2002-09 and associate head coach from 2009-12. During that 11-year run under legendary head coach Pat Casey, the Beavers made three straight College World Series appearances and captured back-to-back national championships in 2006 and 2007. In six years as the Beavers recruiting coordinator, Oregon State brought in a top-25 recruiting class each season.
A native of Lakeview, Oregon, Lees played collegiately at Lane Community College and Western Oregon before beginning his coaching career. He coached at Oakridge and Harrisburg High Schools in addition to time with the Eugene Challengers American Legion team before joining the coaching staff at Oregon State.
Lees and his wife Kristy have three children, Brandon, Brady, and Jake.
